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Description
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A while loop will loop continuously, and infinitely, until
The Arduino Reference text is the expression inside the parenthesis, () becomes false.
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Something must change the tested variable, or the
3.0 License. while loop will never exit. This could be in your code,
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Syntax
Learn everything you need to
know in this tutorial. while(condition){
// statement(s)
Last Update: 11/15/2017 }

The condition is a boolean expression that evaluates

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to true or false .

Example Code
var = 0;
while(var < 200){
// do something repetitive 200 times
var++;
}

See also
LANGUAGE break
LANGUAGE continue
LANGUAGE do...while
 LANGUAGE else
LANGUAGE for
LANGUAGE goto
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LANGUAGE if...else
LANGUAGE return
LANGUAGE switch...case
EXAMPLE While Loop Tutorial

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